Firefox & Thunderbird keeps crashing
 

I just installed Linux Cinnamon 18.3 and Firefox and Thunderbird works for a while and then crashes.... so I downloaded Opera just to try that was the same

This is on a Acer Aspire X1920 that originally had Win 7 on and had been updated to Win 10 64bit, mobo is a G41T-AD. V.1.0, if of any help, thanks Dave.

Could you run Firefox from the command line and then, when it crashes, check the terminal window to see if any error or warning messages have been output?

Yep, I'll give that a try.... Thunderbird and Opera does it as well, I think this would discard a 'Mozilla' issue, I could be wrong. Dave

Opened Firefox from command and it opened a few minutes and then crashed..... crashed immediately when trying 2nd and third time. Here's the error-:

Exception handler: Generating dump cloned 2590
Send continue signal to child.
Exception handler: Wait for continue signal.

Does that make any sense? Thanks for the reply by the way.

Dave

Got a bigger log this time -:

Aspire-X1920 ~ $ firefox
ExceptionHandler::GenerateDump cloned child 2384
ExceptionHandler::SendContinueSignalToChild sent continue signal to child
ExceptionHandler::WaitForContinueSignal waiting for continue signal...
Aspire-X1920 ~ $ firefox

###!!! [Parent][DispatchAsyncMessage] Error: PClientSourceOp::Msg___delete__ Route error: message sent to unknown actor ID


(/usr/lib/firefox/firefox:3252): dconf-WARNING **: Unable to open /var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/dconf/profile/user: Permission denied
ExceptionHandler::GenerateDump cloned child 3359
ExceptionHandler::SendContinueSignalToChild sent continue signal to child
ExceptionHandler::WaitForContinueSignal waiting for continue signal...
Sandbox: Unexpected EOF, op 0 flags 0302 path /dev/shm/org.chromium.eVqJRf
Aspire-X1920 ~ $


Dave

Can you please paste the output from the following commands:

Version 60.0.2
4.10.0-38 generic is what I get.

Very much appreciated, thanks. Dave

Edit:
Also crashes in safe mode.

Thanks, Codar. Sorry to not have been of much help. This is an unusual problem and a web search hasn't thrown up anything.

You say that this is a new installation of Mint 18.3. Did that installation go well? Do you know how to do an offline e2fsck check of your filesystem and a SMART check of your hard disk?

I did fit a new hard drive because the heads which had Win 10 on was damaged, the disc itself was OK. No problems with the installation, all else works fine, it did ask for a cpu file which I applied, can't remember which one though.

Since Opera crashes too I'm wondering if it's a graphics issue, kinda rules Mozilla out doesn't it? As for e2fsk I haven't a clue.

Dave

Just had a look at the hard drive property's, I get-:

Toshiba DT1ACA050
Type: Unknown
Size: Unknown

Location. Computer.///

Volume, access and modified are unknown..... can this be right?

Dave

Ok, let's start with the SMART tests.

Install the gsmartcontrol package from the repos.

Once that it is done, run the GSmartControl program and check what it says for "Basic health check". Then, through Device->Perform tests, perform both the Short and Extended Self Tests. Thanks.

It doesn't sound right, no.

The drive doesn't look right to me either.

I'll try a re-install when I get the time, I've made a note of using Gsmart, thanks for your time and patience to date.

Dave